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i believe in competition. >> jim, if i can respond very quickly. first of all, every study has shown medicare has lower administrative costs than private insurance does, which is why seniors are generally pretty happy with it, and private insurance has to make a profit. nothing wrong, that's what they do. and so you have higher administrative costs, plus profit, on top of that. and if you are going to save any money through what governor romney is proposing, what has to happen, the money has to come from somewhere. and when you move to a voucher system, you are putting seniors at the mercy of those insurance companies, and over time if traditional medicare has decayed or fallen apart, they are stuck. and this is the reason why aarp has said that your plan would weaken substantially and that's why they were supportive of the approach that we took. one last point i want to make. we do have to lower the cost of health care, not just in medicare and medicaid. but overall. >> we'll talk about that in a minute. >> that's a big topic. can we stay on medic
i believe in competition. >> jim, if i can respond very quickly. first of all, every study has shown medicare has lower administrative costs than private insurance does, which is why seniors are generally pretty happy with it, and private insurance has to make a profit. nothing wrong, that's what they do. and so you have higher administrative costs, plus profit, on top of that. and if you are going to save any money through what governor romney is proposing, what has to happen, the money...
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. >> you sound like jim cramer. [ laughter ] >> we're both from philly. seriously, though, my argument is here -- you can say what you want, from this [ muted ] where we go and focus on the big issues that separate these two candidates. your thoughts, bob shrum? that first debate was toesed to be about domestic issues. none of those issues came up. i think in the next debate, in the town hall format, the president has to make sure they're front and center. it's about what's said day after day after day. >> right. i would add one issue to the list you gave. the president has to win this medicare issues. seniors are too critical a voting bloc to let romney tell the lie that $716 billion was tut from medicare benefits. >> do you agree with us, i think from a different perspective. this election is about big issues, not who is a better debater. >> i think it's to really -- for the people of the country or the people controlling and deciding their own fate. that's what it boils down to. the american people have a chance to really see where these two gentlemen
. >> you sound like jim cramer. [ laughter ] >> we're both from philly. seriously, though, my argument is here -- you can say what you want, from this [ muted ] where we go and focus on the big issues that separate these two candidates. your thoughts, bob shrum? that first debate was toesed to be about domestic issues. none of those issues came up. i think in the next debate, in the town hall format, the president has to make sure they're front and center. it's about what's said day...
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now, jim has already said, the first three subjects will be the economy, the economy, the economy. then the fourth subject will be health care. medicare, financing, and health care financing. to what your panelists were just talking about, this topic will i think this goes if you want the think about how to simplify the debate, one of my other bosses said, how much government really wants to match the much are we really willing to pay for? that is pretty simple. neil: that is what every election, if you think about it comes down to parry the middle of a crisis, but to that point, you say that 15 minutes, address these insurance. there are still time done answers to each question. can they go at each other, you know, unencumbered by a moderator or dominion know, something that it's in the way of them getting at each other? >> absolutely. the only ground rule is there will be a question posed at the beginning of each segment to each candidate and then they get about two minutes to go lay out what they have to say on an issue like the deficit, infrastructure, the economy. and then the
now, jim has already said, the first three subjects will be the economy, the economy, the economy. then the fourth subject will be health care. medicare, financing, and health care financing. to what your panelists were just talking about, this topic will i think this goes if you want the think about how to simplify the debate, one of my other bosses said, how much government really wants to match the much are we really willing to pay for? that is pretty simple. neil: that is what every...
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tell me how you're going to cut taxes. >> i think jim lehrer will press on this. i think he'll say what loopholes are you going to close? what tax benefits are you going to take away in? what cuts are you going to make in thing like pell grants. i don't know exactly how he will do it but i think he'll press on that. he prides himself on being substantive, on understanding these issues, and feeling the purpose of a presidential debate is to get these guys out of their stump speeches and into a real conversation with each other and with the american people. >> well, that's what we all try to do in this business. i think everybody i know tries to do that. get the person off the memorized material, because we're so bored with that. we don't think it teaches anything. you had a point about behavior, body language and smiling. i was taken with your idea that you smile too much, it looks like a smirk. have you to hold your smile to what's funny, how about that use of the smile, when something's really funny? >> the smile -- look, there's this is no problem for the presid
tell me how you're going to cut taxes. >> i think jim lehrer will press on this. i think he'll say what loopholes are you going to close? what tax benefits are you going to take away in? what cuts are you going to make in thing like pell grants. i don't know exactly how he will do it but i think he'll press on that. he prides himself on being substantive, on understanding these issues, and feeling the purpose of a presidential debate is to get these guys out of their stump speeches and...
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will jim lerher prevent the empty walk-about? mitt needs to hit hard. benghazi, bam. high unemployment, you kill a pipeline, bam. greece crumbles under entitlement, and you bloat government more? bam. all you need is facts. after that, obama probably shake his head. think of clooney. clooney will think of him. eva will want to cradle him. matt damon will sleek naked at the moon. yes, obama seeks sympathy. along with a hand sheikh. box for his things. maybe two. there is the nobel peace prize. we have andrea in denver, colorado, which is a state, i believe. there you are. >> andrea: the 57t 57th. >> greg: it is. in my mind, the focus has to be on libya, but this is all about domestic issues. are they going to change the format so we address the most important topic of the week or month or year? >> andrea: greg, unfortunately, i don't think so. if you look at the format now, it's all on the economy. if i were jim lerher i'd have more flexibility. it's dominating the headlines finally. if i'm romney, i'd bring it up in an answer. why? the economic security is tied to the
will jim lerher prevent the empty walk-about? mitt needs to hit hard. benghazi, bam. high unemployment, you kill a pipeline, bam. greece crumbles under entitlement, and you bloat government more? bam. all you need is facts. after that, obama probably shake his head. think of clooney. clooney will think of him. eva will want to cradle him. matt damon will sleek naked at the moon. yes, obama seeks sympathy. along with a hand sheikh. box for his things. maybe two. there is the nobel peace prize....
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i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i like pbs, i love big bird. i actually like you, too. i'm not going to keep spending bhun on thi money on things -- >> let's -- >> let's get back to medicare. the president said the government could provide it at a lower cost without a profit. let's -- >> let's not. let's let him respond. let's let him respond to this specific on dodd/frank and what the governor just said. >> massachusetts governor mitt romney rolling over the debate moderator, jim lehrer, of pbs last night during the first presidential debate of this campaign season. joining us now for the interview is dan rather, host of "dan rather reports" on access tv. anchor of cbs' "evening news" for 20 years and a veteran observer of the campaigns. thank you. >> always a pleasure to be here. >> what is your reaction overall to the debate last night? i am assuming you think mitt romney won the debate. what do you think is important about it? >> i think what's important about it is it gives governor romney a answchance to get a se look from the electorate.
i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i like pbs, i love big bird. i actually like you, too. i'm not going to keep spending bhun on thi money on things -- >> let's -- >> let's get back to medicare. the president said the government could provide it at a lower cost without a profit. let's -- >> let's not. let's let him respond. let's let him respond to this specific on dodd/frank and what the governor just said. >> massachusetts governor mitt romney...
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president, you go first. >> thank you very much, jim, for this opportunity. i want to thank governor romney and the university of denver for your hospitality, a lot of points i want to make tonight, but the most important one is that 20 years ago, became the luckiest man on earth because michelle obama agreed to marry me. i want to wish you happy anniversary, and a year from now, we won't celebrate it in front of 40 million people. four years ago, we went through the worst financial crisis since the great depression. millions of jobs were lost, the auto industry was on the brink of collapse the financial system had frozen up, and because of theo resilience and determinatin of the american people, we've begun to fight our way back. over the last 30 months, we've seen 5 million jobs in the private sector created. the auto industry has come roaring back and housing has begun to rise. but we all know that we still have a lot of work to do. and so the question here tonight is not where we've been, but where we're going. governor romney has a perspective that says
president, you go first. >> thank you very much, jim, for this opportunity. i want to thank governor romney and the university of denver for your hospitality, a lot of points i want to make tonight, but the most important one is that 20 years ago, became the luckiest man on earth because michelle obama agreed to marry me. i want to wish you happy anniversary, and a year from now, we won't celebrate it in front of 40 million people. four years ago, we went through the worst financial...
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for now, from the university of denver i'm jim lehrer. thank you and good night. [ cheers and applause ] >> cenk: there you have it the first presidential debate of 2012. i have a feeling we have mixed feelings about how that debate went. of course you have to keep in mind we'll be discussing tactics here. we know all of the policies and facts that go behind us. some of the viewers might be experiencing those policies in substance for the first time and they might have a different take. now on to the tactics and how it appears, vice president gore? >> al gore: i said before the debate that i thought that romney was going to be a better performer tonight, because he knows how far behind he is and he had to bring his a game and i think he did. i don't think it was the best debate performance for president obama. i agree with you we'll have to see how the specifics on the substantive issues settle in as people reflect on them. but the first visceral reaction i had was that romney did himself some good in this debate. i'm strongly supporting
for now, from the university of denver i'm jim lehrer. thank you and good night. [ cheers and applause ] >> cenk: there you have it the first presidential debate of 2012. i have a feeling we have mixed feelings about how that debate went. of course you have to keep in mind we'll be discussing tactics here. we know all of the policies and facts that go behind us. some of the viewers might be experiencing those policies in substance for the first time and they might have a different take....
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thank you, jim. >> thank you, mr. president. the next debate, the vice presidential event on thursday, october 11th at center college in danville, kentucky. for now, from the university of
thank you, jim. >> thank you, mr. president. the next debate, the vice presidential event on thursday, october 11th at center college in danville, kentucky. for now, from the university of
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i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i love pbs, i love big bird, i actually like you to. but i'm not going to keep spending money on things, borrowing money from china to pay for it. that's number one. number two, i'll take programs that are currently good programs but i think will be run more efficiently at the state level and send them to the state. number three, i'll make government more efficient, cut back the number of employees, combine some agencies into departments. my cutbacks will be done through attrition, by the way. this is the approach we have to take to get america to a balanced budget. the president said he'd cut the deficit in half. unfortunately, he doubled it. $1 trillion deficits for the last four years. the president's put in place as much public debt, almost as much debt held by the public as all prior presidents combined. >> mr. president, two minutes. >> when i walked into the oval office, i had more than a $1 trillion deficit greeting me. and we know where it came from. two wars that were paid f
i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i love pbs, i love big bird, i actually like you to. but i'm not going to keep spending money on things, borrowing money from china to pay for it. that's number one. number two, i'll take programs that are currently good programs but i think will be run more efficiently at the state level and send them to the state. number three, i'll make government more efficient, cut back the number of employees, combine some agencies into departments. my...
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i am going to make an important point here, jim. when you add up all the loopholes and deductions that upper-income individuals are currently taking advantageeof, you don't come close to paying for $5 trillion in tax cuts and $2.20 trillion -- $22million in additional military spending. the only way to meet his plan of not adding to the deficit is by burning the middle class families, the average middle- class family with children would pay about $2,000 more. that is not my analysis, that is the analysis of economists who have looked at this thing. that kind of top down economics where folks at the talks are doing well and the middle class families are burdened further, that is not what i believe it is a recipe for economic growth. just a on taxes for a moment. >> virtually everything he just said about my tax plan is inaccurate. if this were attacked and i was asked to support, i would absolutely not. i had said i will not put in place a tax plan that adds to the deficit. no economist can claim that mitt romney tax plan thattadds $
i am going to make an important point here, jim. when you add up all the loopholes and deductions that upper-income individuals are currently taking advantageeof, you don't come close to paying for $5 trillion in tax cuts and $2.20 trillion -- $22million in additional military spending. the only way to meet his plan of not adding to the deficit is by burning the middle class families, the average middle- class family with children would pay about $2,000 more. that is not my analysis, that is...
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that is otherwise known as a poll tax, during the jim crow era. in texas, only 81 of 254 counties in texas have a dmv. if you cannot have idea and you live and accounting without i.d., how are you supposed to get to an office in texas to be able to get an i.d.? there are a lot of problems in practicalities obtain this i.d. you have states that are rushing to implement these laws and are implementing them in 2012. you have a lot of commissions, the carter-baker commission after the 2000 election that says that need to wake two election cycles to implement this idea to make sure everything happens. the last thing i would say is of a vote is not like getting on an airplane or buying sudafed. it is a right that many people have died for in this country, that people have blood for in this country. anytime we restrict their right to vote, particularly on the basis of race or class, we should be very, very, very careful about doing it and only do it if there is a pressing need to do so. my feeling is there is no reason to have this kind of government- is
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c-span: the back of your book, jim lehrer... >> guest: mm-hmm. c-span: ... says--endorses the book by saying this book is not for everyone. what do you think he means by that? he goes on to say a lot of other things. >> guest: well, he knows perfectly well that my--my opinions are sort of on the left side of the political spectrum. i consider myself a populist rather than a liberal, but i'm--not worth quarreling over. c-span: what's that mean? >> guest: a populist? a populist is somebody who sees politics more from an economic perspective than an ideological perspective. i often argue that i don't think politics is a spectrum that runs from right to left. it's a scale that runs from top to bottom. and i think the only real political questions are: who's getting screwed, and who's doing the screwing? c-span: paul wellstone also gives you a nod in the back of the book. 'molly ivins insists on integrity and honestly in politics.' does that compromise you that he now has said nice things about you in front of everyone? >> guest: ah, that--that does. i've--i've o
c-span: the back of your book, jim lehrer... >> guest: mm-hmm. c-span: ... says--endorses the book by saying this book is not for everyone. what do you think he means by that? he goes on to say a lot of other things. >> guest: well, he knows perfectly well that my--my opinions are sort of on the left side of the political spectrum. i consider myself a populist rather than a liberal, but i'm--not worth quarreling over. c-span: what's that mean? >> guest: a populist? a populist...
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billy in pennsylvania. >> yes, booyah to you jim. i bought smucker's. my problem is there is a short a shortage in the container division. how concerned should i be? >> it was a lo gist tick problem. i really like it. i was thinking about recommending the stock in a separate piece today. billy, you are in good shape with smucker's. let's go to mary in virginia. hi, jim, i heard you mention carmax yesterday on your program. and i know it went up in price. i know so many of my neighbors seem to be buying used cars rather than new this year. is this a good time to buy? >> i like to buy them after they come in. and then it comes back down. when it comes back down, you remember it and then you pull the trigger. that is the way we make the biggest money. the past is not the future. yes, i had to use bizarre examples. i will do anything, any analogy to tell you that a sale is not necessarily disastrous event even if it comes five years after the top. "mad money" will be right back. >> coming up. foot for thought. from favorite snacks to healthy choices. conagr
billy in pennsylvania. >> yes, booyah to you jim. i bought smucker's. my problem is there is a short a shortage in the container division. how concerned should i be? >> it was a lo gist tick problem. i really like it. i was thinking about recommending the stock in a separate piece today. billy, you are in good shape with smucker's. let's go to mary in virginia. hi, jim, i heard you mention carmax yesterday on your program. and i know it went up in price. i know so many of my...
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it is about getting out the vote talk about jim crow and voter fraud my grandparents lived through that. >> that is true. >> there is no reaction. no way we can respond every other aspect of our society to be the multi-cultural vulcanize nation to buy your way to public policy. >> started by the interest groups that control congress. lou: do not absolving the individual the talk about. >> is about every individual taking responsibility. the president made promises. lou: a 2004 is one of the most inspirational speeches. >> but he ignored his own plea at a historic the black college in front of those black ministers then they went back and said we have to vote him in. >> it is fair to hold people to their own promises. he broke that promise. >> is the election campaign the purpose of government is to get reelected. lou: if you are comfortable with this level then here we are. the "a team." thank you very much. that is depressing politics. [laughter] one b word takes offense to the accent's on the campaign trail. i am so bad. lou: d e
it is about getting out the vote talk about jim crow and voter fraud my grandparents lived through that. >> that is true. >> there is no reaction. no way we can respond every other aspect of our society to be the multi-cultural vulcanize nation to buy your way to public policy. >> started by the interest groups that control congress. lou: do not absolving the individual the talk about. >> is about every individual taking responsibility. the president made promises. lou:...
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i'm jim lehrer of the pbs news hour. i welcome you to the first of the 2012 presidential debates between president barack obama the democratic nominee and former massachusetts governor mitt romney the republican nominee. this debate and the next three, two presidential, one vice presidential, are sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. tonight's 90 minutes will be about domestic issues. and will follow a format designed by the commission. there will be six, roughly 15-minute segments with two-minute answers for the first question. then open discussion for the remainder of each segment. thousands of people offered suggestions on segment subjects or questions via the internet and other means but i made the final selections. and for the record, they were not submitted for approval to the commission or the candidates. the segments as i announced in advance will be three on the economy and one each on health care, the role of government, and governing. with an emphasis throughout on differences, specifics, and ch
i'm jim lehrer of the pbs news hour. i welcome you to the first of the 2012 presidential debates between president barack obama the democratic nominee and former massachusetts governor mitt romney the republican nominee. this debate and the next three, two presidential, one vice presidential, are sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. tonight's 90 minutes will be about domestic issues. and will follow a format designed by the commission. there will be six, roughly 15-minute...
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we will broadcast the debate, moderated by jim lehrer of the pbs news hour. he will pose the question to the major candidates. then we will hit pause and expand the debates. candidates will be here with us in the studio also in denver, dr. jill stein and rocky anderson, both third-party presidential candidates. gary johnson was invited but he will not be in the city. we will expand the debate just as if they were standing there at the university of denver. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. check democracynow.org. back in a minute. [♪] candidates. then we will hit pause and expand the debates. candidates will be here with >> a song inspired by comments of the convicted murderer who went on a shooting spree at an elementary school in 1979. spencer showed no remorse for her crime. her full explanation for her actions were, "i do not like mondays. this livens up the day." this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. we are broadcasting from just outside denver, colorado, in littleton, colorado. gun-contro
we will broadcast the debate, moderated by jim lehrer of the pbs news hour. he will pose the question to the major candidates. then we will hit pause and expand the debates. candidates will be here with us in the studio also in denver, dr. jill stein and rocky anderson, both third-party presidential candidates. gary johnson was invited but he will not be in the city. we will expand the debate just as if they were standing there at the university of denver. this is democracy now!,...
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two minutes. >> thank you, jim. honor to be here with you and i appreciate the chance to be the president. pleased to be at the university of denver, appreciate their welcome and also the presidential ghicommission. congratulations to you,mr. president, on your anniversary. this is the most romantic thing you would imagine, being here with me. congratulations. this obviously a very tender topic. i've had the occasion over the last couple of years of meeting with people across the country. i was in dayton, ohio, and a woman grabbed my arm, she said, i've been out of work since may, can you help me? and yesterday, at a rally in denver and a woman came up to me with a baby in her arms, said, ann, my husband has had four jobs in three years, part-time jobs, he's lost his most recent job. and we've now just lost our home. can you help us? and the answer is yes. we can help. but it's going to take a different path. not the one we've been on. not the one the president describes as a top down cut taxes for the rich, that's
two minutes. >> thank you, jim. honor to be here with you and i appreciate the chance to be the president. pleased to be at the university of denver, appreciate their welcome and also the presidential ghicommission. congratulations to you,mr. president, on your anniversary. this is the most romantic thing you would imagine, being here with me. congratulations. this obviously a very tender topic. i've had the occasion over the last couple of years of meeting with people across the country....
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i'm jim outside the coliseum. we'll get you rid for the game between the a's and the tigers coming up in sports. >>> and what's marla's cell phone number? we'll tell you, coming up. >> oh, really? >> wow. >> we'll hang around for that. >> those are some digits you might want, huh? just kidding. >> serious. >> a full look at the forecast when we come back. stay with us. [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents fabulous but...when i add chicken, barbecue sauce... and cheese...and roll it up woo-wee! i've made a barbecue chicken crescent chow down. pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin. >>> he downed dozens of live roaches and worms in a gruesome contest and never lived to claim his prize. police in florida are investigating the bizarre death of a 32-year-old man. >> go, go, go, go, go! >> an autopsy report is expected
i'm jim outside the coliseum. we'll get you rid for the game between the a's and the tigers coming up in sports. >>> and what's marla's cell phone number? we'll tell you, coming up. >> oh, really? >> wow. >> we'll hang around for that. >> those are some digits you might want, huh? just kidding. >> serious. >> a full look at the forecast when we come back. stay with us. [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents fabulous but...when i add chicken,...
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is jim president and ceo of the mosaic company. >> thank you, jim. >> guys, look, short-term. longer term, you know who i feel about the agricultural stocks. i think they are going to be lull iss bullish. after the break i will try to make them more money. >> coming up. call street is at war over the future of one retail giant. and when the analysts disagree. it is your time to make "mad money." tonight cramer is giving you a price check on costco. >> and later seller's market. real estate stocks have been soaring. tonight cramer turns to the technicals. on a new edition of off the charts coming up on "mad money." accolade overdrive. zagat just gave hertz its top rating in 15 categories, including best overall car rental. so elevate your next car rental experience with the best. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ how do you help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared
is jim president and ceo of the mosaic company. >> thank you, jim. >> guys, look, short-term. longer term, you know who i feel about the agricultural stocks. i think they are going to be lull iss bullish. after the break i will try to make them more money. >> coming up. call street is at war over the future of one retail giant. and when the analysts disagree. it is your time to make "mad money." tonight cramer is giving you a price check on costco. >> and later...
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he wasn't looking down at notes and looking for jim lehr to bail him out. >> barack obama is used to being sheltered and coddled by the media. and by those surrounding him. tonight he wasn't able to rely on that kind of comfort zone he's used to. the reason he seems to inept tonight and kind of disenchanted and disconnected is finally there is a record that he can be called out on and that is what mitt romney was supposed to do and what he did. he succeeded tonight in calling barack obama out on broken promises and can't wait for the next debate. and failed poll sthaiz barack obama didn't want to repeat z again without having that teleprompter in front of him to basically tell him what to say. that is why we saw this ineptness tonight. >> sean: did he not have an answer for $716 billion he took out of medicare. he didn't have an answer for social security. this is not an entitlement. this is what? a return orn investment? welfare is an entitlement. on every point he lost on points, lost on style. and i was actually shocked you know we're told the president is this great communicator
he wasn't looking down at notes and looking for jim lehr to bail him out. >> barack obama is used to being sheltered and coddled by the media. and by those surrounding him. tonight he wasn't able to rely on that kind of comfort zone he's used to. the reason he seems to inept tonight and kind of disenchanted and disconnected is finally there is a record that he can be called out on and that is what mitt romney was supposed to do and what he did. he succeeded tonight in calling barack obama...
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maybe jim lehrer. format i love. much more demanding on jim but better for us. >> ifill: we're looking forward to what jim has to say tonight. it's a big night and we'll go to the convention hall and hoar from our own jim lehrer. >> lehrer: good evening, from the ma nag mess arena in colora. i welcome you to the first of the 2012 presidential debates between president barack obama, the democratic nominee, and former massachusetts governor, mitt romney, the republican. nominee. this debate and the next three, two presidential, one vice presidential, are sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. tonight's 90 minutes will be about domestic issues and will follow a format designed by the commission. there will be six roughly 15-minute segments with two-minute answers for the first question, then open discussion for the remainder of each segment. thousands of people offered suggestions on segment subjects or questions have a the internet and other means, but i made the final selections, and for the record, they
maybe jim lehrer. format i love. much more demanding on jim but better for us. >> ifill: we're looking forward to what jim has to say tonight. it's a big night and we'll go to the convention hall and hoar from our own jim lehrer. >> lehrer: good evening, from the ma nag mess arena in colora. i welcome you to the first of the 2012 presidential debates between president barack obama, the democratic nominee, and former massachusetts governor, mitt romney, the republican. nominee. this...